MySQL database is the world's most popular open source database because of its fast performance, high reliability, ease of use, and dramatic cost savings.
At a Glance
Ultimate Scalability: the database for online applications
Proven: 11 million active installations and 60,000+ downloads/day
Easy to Use: download & install in under 15 minutes
Lowest Database TCO: 80% of the features at 10% of the cost
A scale-out architecture based on a modular, open source infrastructure and MySQL Enterprise helps gets applications and services to market faster - without vendor lock-in. Shinsei Bank gained the flexibility to modify systems as requirements changed at a savings of 90% of the cost - in weeks vs. months.
Reliable and Proven: A Safe Alternative to Proprietary Databases
MySQL Enterprise powers a range of applications - from business-critical transactional systems, to online eCommerce, data warehousing, reporting and analytics systems. Adobe, Discover Card, and Alcatel Lucent are just some of the enterprises that rely on MySQL to run their business critical applications.
Better Performance, Lower Costs with Query Analyzer
Big Fish Games used the new Query Analyzer feature in MySQL Enterprise to identify and analyze problematic SQL code, tripling database performance in days.
Carrier Grade availability and performance with the flexibility of open source software. "Shared-nothing" distributed architecture, 99.999% availability, and amazingly low TCO. Meet your mission-critical application requirements with MySQL Cluster 7.0.
Sun is solving the Web's toughest challenges by combining the engineering resources of MySQL and Sun systems to think differently and deliver real solutions that make it easier to scale and deploy MySQL.